Part III: Chapters 15-17 Summary

The Sutters arrive at Alhambra for drinks with Frank and Anna Bellarosa. Frank shows John and Susan to the dining room and leaves them for a moment. Susan tells John of her visits to Alhambra when she was younger and suggests that she paint the ruins for the Bellarosas as a housewarming gift. John tells her not to get involved.

Frank returns and they make small talk, John discovering that Frank is very entertaining. John asks Frank about security and Frank reassures him that a man is safe in his home. Anna Bellarosa arrives with a platter of cannolis, and John puts on his reading glasses so he does not look the same as he did on Easter morning. Anna wonders if they have met and John quickly changes the subject. Frank tells Anna to show Susan around the house, and...